Low-Income Housing Tax Credits & Transit in Virginia, 2017

Virginia’s 2017 QAP awards 10 points to any development located within ½ mile of an existing commuter rail, light rail or subway station or ¼ mile of one or more existing public bus stops. 20 points if the development is in the Northern Virginia/Planning District 8, or Tidewater MSA pools.

This Working Paper looks at the combination of incentives state agencies are using in their LIHTC programs for affordable housing in neighborhoods with economic growth, quality schools, low crime, and access to...